Top Universities and Colleges in Turkey

You may be able to find two of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World in Turkey; but you’ll also find some of the best universities and institutions in the world. They may as well be their own category of wonders!

Universities that are top-ranked, with a wide reputation, are located in Turkey, and they are known around the world for producing some of the sharpest students. Turkey has several high ranking schools and colleges for you to pursue your Master’s, Bachelor’s, or Ph.D; and you’ll attend some of the best, well-known law schools, business schools, engineering schools, and medical schools on the planet. Koc University, Sabanci University, and Bilkent University are just some of the many institutions in Turkey that rest at the top of global rankings lists.

Best Universities in Turkey according to International Rankings

Universities	Times Higher Education Ranking (2022)	Shanghai Jiao Tong University Ranking (2021)	TopUniversities Ranking (2022)	U.S. News & World Report Ranking (2021)
Cankaya University	401	–	–	–
Koc University	501	–	511	733
Sabanci University	501	–	541	901
Bilkent University	601	–	591	614
Hacettepe University	601	701	801	511
Istanbul Technical University	601	901	701	486
METU Middle East Technical University	601	901	551	453
BAU	801	–	–	–
Bogazici University	801	–	701	–
Istanbul University	801	401	801	714

Best Universities In The World

Want to study at one of the world’s top 100 universities? The QS World University Rankings offers an annually updated list of top 1,029 universities worldwide. We will be revealing which of these made the top 100. 

In the 2022 edition of the QS World University Rankings, just under half of the top 100 universities in the world are located in the US (which has 26 representatives) or the UK (18). 

Here’s a complete rundown of the world’s top 100 universities. 

Top 100 Universities in the WorldAccording to the QS World University Rankings 2022
Rank	University	Location
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	United States
2	University of Oxford	United Kingdom
=3	Stanford University	United States
=3	University of Cambridge	United Kingdom
5	Harvard University	United States
6	California Institute of Technology (Caltech)	United States
7	Imperial College London	United Kingdom
=8	ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)	Switzerland
=8	UCL (University College London)	United Kingdom
10	University of Chicago	United States
11	National University of Singapore (NUS)	Singapore
12	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU)	Singapore
13	University of Pennsylvania	United States
=14	Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)	Switzerland
=14	Yale University	United States